So does Roy Cordato. And so does Craig Matters, managing editor of Money magazine, whose latest editor?s note shares the following information from the Internal Revenue Service?s in-house ?national taxpayer advocate?:

  • Over the past 10 years there have 4,428 changes to the tax code ? which averages out to more than one a day.
  • The code is so complex that nine out of 10 Americans have someone do their taxes for them or rely on tax software.
  • The code?s complexity often leads honest Joes to make costly errors, while sophisticated taxpayers find loopholes to exploit.
  • And my favorite: The code is so long that no one is certain exactly how long it is.